Warhammer: Empire Reboot

The code doesn't say that the nine brotherhoods can't be so close that they're like one brain.

Lawson was even able to explain this to Guilliman with a clear conscience.

See, none of them are over-staffed.

I deeply respect the spirit of the legal code.

The bells outside the Temple of the Grand Caster rang.

The bell tolled three times.

The nine battle groups entered the square in turn.

First is the White Tiger.

The power armor features a white and black color scheme, a white tiger emblem on the right shoulder, and a double-headed eagle on the chest.

The White Tiger warriors mostly used storm shields, heavy bombs, power swords, and boarding gear. They stood at the forefront of the nine warbands, their ranks steady, like a knife stuck in the ground.

After the White Tiger comes the Red Dragon.

The Crimson Dragon Warriors' armor is predominantly dark red, with dragon tooth and fire patterns on their shoulder armor. Their primary equipment includes heat guns, plasma incinerators, chainsaw-wielding explosive axes, and heavy flamethrowers. Even when standing still, white mist billows from the vents beside them.

The third one is the Luan bird.

Their power armor features lightweight modifications, short-range thrust wings and air-drop stabilizers on the back, and hunting javelins, reconnaissance probes, and high-speed cutting blades mounted on the outside of their legs.

The fourth branch is Xuanwu (Black Tortoise).

Almost every Xuanwu warrior carries a heavy shield or a force field generator. Their dark green heavy armor is covered with an additional layer of ceramic steel, and they carry portable void shield nodes for fleet escort.

The fifth branch is Taotie.

The Taotie Warband has the heaviest equipment.

Heavy explosive cannons, rotary cannons, plasma cannons, dismantling chainsaws, recovery markers, and demonic engine demolition grappling hooks—all were mounted on them. They weren't like ordinary Astartes Legions; they were more like battlefield recovery machines capable of killing and dismantling simultaneously.

After the old Fifth Regiment entered, the square fell silent for a short time.

Then, the new Fourth Regiment appeared.

The sixth one is Bi'an.

Their armor is primarily made of dark iron and white judgment patterns. Their helmets have longer, narrower visors, and they carry binding chains, interrogation needles, stun grenades, and short-handled power axes at their waists. Compared to the White Tiger's frontal assault, the Bi'an is more like a cleansing force that infiltrates cities, hives, aristocratic spires, and underground guilds.

They are not responsible for winning the war.

They were responsible for keeping the occupied territories quiet.

Whoever surrenders retains their position.

Whoever resists becomes a case study.

The seventh branch is Yazi.

The Yazi warriors' armor is a darker color, with bloodstained patterns etched on their shoulder armor. Each warrior carries melee weapons: a power claw, a chainsaw axe, a hellish brass blade, a boarding grappling hook, and a short-range teleportation anchor. They are responsible for revenge, boarding slaughter, demon hunts, and executions of those who betray Astartes.

When they stood on the square, Er Gou whistled.

"These guys have the strongest murderous aura."

Lawson glanced at it.

"The work we did for them was the dirtiest."

The eighth one is Zhulong.

The Candle Dragon Legion was the quietest in terms of numbers.

Their power armor wasn't extravagant; the outer paint was nearly dark black, and the shoulder armor featured a closed-eyed dragon pattern. Each suit of armor was embedded with a starship assassin protection interface, a subspace anomaly detector, a short-range black stone suppression plate, and multi-frequency sensors for navigation and escort.

Zhulong is not just a fighting force.

They will accompany the expeditionary fleet through the most chaotic routes of the Imperium's dark side, protect starship assassins, deal with warp anomalies, and clear away those lurking on the edge of the storm.

The ninth one is Suanni.

As they entered, the golden flames in the square flickered briefly.

The armor of the Suanni Chapter is primarily dark gold and greyish-white. Their weapons mainly consist of gold-fire enchanted chainblades, purification spray guns, holy flame bombs, and anti-contamination incinerators. Several living saints stand at the rear of their ranks, including the Valar.

The Suanni is bound to the Emperor's Golden Fire.

They are responsible for combating pollution, eliminating filth, burning demon lairs, and purifying battlefields that even the Mechanicus dare not approach.

The nine battle groups have been arrayed.

Nine thousand powered armored vehicles filled the General Casting Temple Square.

If any Codex Ultra Warrior were standing here, their feelings would be very complicated.

Because, on paper, each battle group appears to be very disciplined.

Each team has 1,000 members.

Independent coat of arms.

The banner of independence.

Independent Regiment Commander.

Anyone who isn't an idiot can see that these nine battle groups are essentially one legion.

A legion disguised in nine legitimate guises.

Lawson walked down the steps.

Er Gou and San Gou followed behind him.

From today onwards, the power armored assassins under Lawson's command will no longer be just a temporary title like "White Tiger Heavy Armor".

They have a formal order.

There is a battle group role.

There is a battle flag.

There are names that could be written into the Imperial war reports.

This thing is very important in the Empire.

Often, whether an army can be recognized depends not on its combat strength, but on its reputation.

Dante gave Lawson an official endorsement.

Lawson now split this endorsement into nine parts and put them into the flags of the nine warbands.

Swarm intelligence began selecting nine team leaders.

It wasn't that Lawson randomly selected people, nor was it based on seniority according to the earliest number.

All of the suicide squad's combat records, battlefield judgments, casualty tolerance, command stability, independent handling capabilities, and adaptability to specific tactics were all incorporated into the swarm mentality.

From struggling to survive in a wrecked ship to the Opolos coup.

From the agricultural world of Klein to the galactic-level sacrifice of Nurgle.

From the healing of the Holy Blood Angel Black Fury to the defense of the Blood Sea by Agrippina.

The records of countless assassins were compressed, compared, and rearranged.

Finally, nine names surfaced.

Lawson walked up to the first flag.

The black box is opened.

The White Tiger battle flag is unfurled.

The flag is white with black stripes, featuring a white tiger crushing a demon's head in the center, and an imperial double-headed eagle behind it.

A White Tiger assassin stepped forward.

His power armor had many old wounds; his breastplate had been cleaved open by the World Eater's Chain Axe, and his shoulder armor had been burned by the Great Demon's Bloodfire. All of them had been repaired, but the marks remained.

Lawson looked at him.

"First Class - White Staff".

"exist."

"First Battle Group, White Tiger Battle Group."

"Positioning: elite forces on the front line, heavily armed and branded, the face of the battle group."

"Where my lord points, the White Tiger arrives first."

Jia Yi, Bai Zhi, knelt on one knee and received the battle flag with both hands.

"Where my lord points, the White Tiger arrives first."

The White Tiger Battle Group, consisting of one thousand men, simultaneously raised their fists and pounded their chests.

The sound of metal clashing rang out in unison.

Lawson walked toward the second flag.

The Crimson Dragon Battle Banner was unfurled, its dark red surface adorned with a crimson dragon coiled around the burning city wall.

"Jia Jiu: Burning the River".

A Crimson Dragon assassin stepped forward.

He once used the molten lava gun to burn through three demon engines on the Klein battlefield, and during the defense of Agrippina, he used the skull cannon to bombard and detonate underground fuel pipelines, blocking an entire tide of Khorne beasts.

Lawson looked at him.

"The Second Battle Group, the Crimson Dragon Battle Group."

"Positioning, firepower assault, demolition, thermal melting, plasma, and flame propulsion."

"Crimson flames pave the way, dragon fangs shatter the city."

Chapter Nine: Burning the River and Receiving the Flag.

"Crimson flames pave the way, dragon fangs shatter the city."

As the Crimson Dragons responded, white mist simultaneously spewed from their back vents, resembling a row of cannons about to fire.